Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 4090

Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 3 Nov 2022
Radeon RX 7900 XT
GeForce RTX 4090
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    126%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XT

150 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 .

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090

26% higher gaming performance.

GeForce RTX 4090

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4090
GPU NameNavi 31 (Navi 31 XT)vsAD102 (AD102-300-A1)
Fab Process5 nmvs4 nm
Die Size350 mm²vs608 mm²
Transistorsunknownvs76,300 million
Shaders12288vs16384
Tensor Coresnonevs512
Raytracing Cores192vs128
Compute Units192vs128
Core clock2500 MHzvs2235 MHz
ROPs256vs176
TMUs768vs512

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4090
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6X
Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs24576 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 7900 XTGeForce RTX 4090
TDP300 wattsvs450 watts
Release Date3 Nov 2022vs20 Sep 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    691.20 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    443.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    2074.00 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1290.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    864.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1018.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    66360.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    82580.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    197
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    224

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    182
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    190

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    157
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    178

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    409
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    421

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    273
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    319

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    320
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    436

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    151
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    180

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    186

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    141
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    168

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    306
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    356

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    199
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    263

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    235
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    370

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    98
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    123

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    108
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    130

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    108
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    147

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    231

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    113
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    176

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    126
  • GeForce RTX 4090
    215

FPS (higher is better)